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ode to Stan, my petrochemical pet

Stan, the allergy-free pet

I hate that you were born from plastic parts – a robo cat

But like Frankenstein, I love your becoming 

as my pet

through electric flick of switch

I hate that you don’t have a true-velvet pussycat nose

But I love that my nose is free of sneezes when buried into your nylon fur and breathe in

I hate the jolt of penetration when your toxic man-made whisker pokes my eye

But I love that when I touch your breast, a purr emerges as true as any vibrating joy

I hate that I am cat lady without cat

But I love the safety net, to know

the love I give to you is the same amount I’m getting back